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Drowning – Backstreet Boys: piano chords

Drowning by Backstreet Boys uses 13 chords in F# major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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F# major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

B F# Gmmaj7 E A Fmmaj7 D Dm Bm G G# C# A#m

Chord sheet

B F# Gmmaj7 E F# B A E Fmmaj7 D E A E Fmmaj7 D Dm Bm D A D E B F# Gmmaj7 E F# B F# Gmmaj7 E F# B A E Fmmaj7 D E A E Fmmaj7 D Dm G B G F# G# C# G# A#m F# G# C# G# A#m F# G# C# G# A#m F# C# G# A#m F# G# C#

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

Gm(maj7)

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDG♭ — chord toneG♭
GA♯DF♯
Practice Gm(maj7)

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Fm(maj7)

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FG♯CE
Practice Fm(maj7)

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

A#m

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneF
A♯C♯F
Practice A#m

Questions

Which chords does Drowning by Backstreet Boys use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Drowning by Backstreet Boys in?

The chords fit F# major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Drowning to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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